Ironing-table.



Nrrni) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GELESTIA L. MILLARD, OF OOUDERSPORT, PEN-YSYLVANIA, ADMINISTRATRIX OF AUGUSTUS O. MILLARD, DECEASED, ASSIGNOR TO MILLARD BROS., OF

SAME PLACE.

lRONING-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming pa'rt of Letters Patent No. 630,815, dated August 8, 189.9.

Application tiled April 28, 1899. Serial No. 714,833. (No model.) Y

To al?, whom, z't may concern.-

Be it known that I, OELESTIA L. MILLARD, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Ooudersport, in the county of Pot-ter and State of Pennsylvania, administratrix of the estate of AUGUSTUS O. MILLARD, deceased, late a citizen of the United States, residing at Ooudersport, in the county of Potter and State of Pennsylvania, (as by reference to the duly-certified copy of letters of administration hereto annexed will more fully appean) do hereby declare that AUGUSTUS C. MILLARD invented a new and useful Ironing-Table, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in w ironing-tables.

The object ofthe present invention is to improve the construction of ironing-tables and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and eiiicient one adapted to be compactly folded when not in use and capable of being quickly set up in operative position.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed ont in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of an ironing-table constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is reverse plan view, the parts being folded. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view, the parts being arranged as shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the rear end of ilie hinged brace, illustrating the manner of mounting the pivoted eye. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the lower portion of one of the bars of the front support.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the iigures oi' the drawings.

1 designates an ironing-board provided at its lower face with front and rear bearings 2 and 3, to which are hinged front and rear supports 4 and 5, and each bearing consists of parallel pieces provided with perforations and a transverse piece or cleat arranged between the outer ends of the parallel side pieces. The rear support 5 consists of a pair of legs or bars connected by rungs 6, 7, and 8, the' rung 6 being arranged at the upper ends of the legs or bars and extended laterally beyond the same into the perforations or bearing-open ings of the parallel side pieces of the rear bearing 3. The rung 7 is arranged a short distance below the top rung 6, and it is connected by a vertical rod 9 with the transverse rung S, which is located at a point below the center of the rear support 5.

A The vertical rod 9 forms a guide for one end of a hinged brace 10, which is connected with an inclined folding-frame 11, extending downward from the upper end of the rear support 5. The inclined frame ll consists of a pair of parallel bars hinged at their upper ends to the support 5 by the rung 7 and connected near their lower ends bya transverse rung 12, which is engaged by the front support 4.

The front support 4 consists of a pair of bars connected at their upper ends and at a point near the center of the support by rungs 13 and 14, and the lower ends of the bars of the support 4 are provided with recesses 15, which engage the rung 12 of the inclined frame 11 detacliably.

The hinged brace is provided at its front end with an eye 16 to receive the transverse rung 12, and its rear end isprovided with a slot or bifurcation formed by a pair of projecting plates 17and having an eye 18 pivoted between thein and arranged to slide on the vertical guide-rod 9 of the rear support. The front support, which is hinged at the top, is adapted to fold against the lower face of the ironing-board, and the inclined frame and the rear support are also adapted to swing toward the said board to fold the table, the brace l0 by sliding on the guide-rod 9 permitting such folding action. The ironing-table is adapted to fold compactly, the inclined frame being arranged but a short distance from the lower face of the ironing-board when the parts are disposed as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawings. The pivot 95 19 of the eye 18 permits the latter to turn in the slot or opening of the brace 10 when the parts are folded.

The ironing-table, which is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, posrco sesses strength and durability, and it is adapted when not in use to be compactly folded, and it is capable of being quickly set up for use. The hinged brace 10, which rests upon the rung 8 when itis in a horizontal position, prevents the rear support and the inclined frame from collapsing, and the front support is readily engaged with and disengaged from the inclined fra-ine.

Changes in the forni, proportion, size, and the minor details of construction Within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is- I 1. An ironing-table coinprisingan ironingboard, a front support hinged to the same, a rear support hinged tothe ironing-board and provided With a guide, an inclined frame hinged at the upper portion of the rear support and extending therefrom to a point beyond the lower portion of the front support, and a brace hinged tothe inclined frame and slidingly connected with the said guide, substantially as described.

2. An ironing-table comprising an ironingboard, a rear support provided with a vertical guide-rod and hinged to the ironing-board a hinged front support, an inclined frame extending from the upper portion of the rear support to a point beyond the lower portion of the front support, and a brace hinged to the inclined frame and provided with an eye arranged to slide on said guide-rod and adapted to lock the parts in operative position and capable of permitting the same to fold, substantially as described.

guide-rod, and a hinged front support detachably engaging the rung 12, substantially as described.

4. A device of the class described comprising an ironing-board, arearsupport composed f of a pair of bars or legs, and connecting-rungs,

said support being hinged to the ironingboard, an inclined frame composed of side bars and a connecting-rung 12, the upper ends of such side bars being pivoted to the rear support by one of the rungs thereof, a front support hinged tothe board and composed of bars connected by rungs and provided with recesses engaging the rung 12 of the inclined frame, and the brace 10 hinged to the rung 12 of the inclined frame and slidingly connected with the rear support, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as the invention of AUGUSTUS C. MILLARD I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CELESTIA L. MILLARD, Admnsmtrm of the estare ofi/1. O'. llillard,

deceased.

lVitnesses:

Mrs. E. W. SMITH, B. C. MILLARD. 

